Smriti Singh And Capt Anshuman Singh's Heartbreaking Story: What They Spoke About Before He Died

After Captain Anshuman Singh lost his life to save his colleagues caught in a fire, President Droupadi Murmu conferred upon him the Kirti Chakra which his wife and mother received. Post the ceremony, the martyr’s wife Smriti Singh talked to the media and revealed their love story and the last conversation she had with her husband. Scroll down to read all about Smriti Singh and Capt Anshuman Singh's heartbreaking story.

Smriti Singh Recalls Last Conversation With Capt Anshuman Singh

"We had a long conversation on July 18 and on July 19 we got to know he is no more,” said Smriti. She talked fondly of their love story, and said, "It was love at first sight".

Captain Anshuman Singh lost his life as he exhibited exceptional bravery and resolve to rescue many people in a major fire incident, disregarding his own safety.

“We met on the first day of our college. I would not be dramatic, but it was love at first sight. After a month, he got selected for the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC). We met in an engineering college, and he got selected into a medical college, (He was a) super intelligent guy. After just one month of meeting, it was a long-distance relationship for eight long years and then we thought we should get married now so we did,” she remembered.

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“Unfortunately, within two months of marriage, he got posted to Siachen. On July 18, we had a long conversation about how our life will be in the next 50 years — we are going to build a house, we are going to have kids, whatnot. On the 19th morning, I get up, I get a call that he is no more," the martyr’s wife Smriti Singh recalled.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra upon Captain Anshuman Singh, The Army Medical Corps, 26th Battalion The Punjab Regiment, posthumously. Disregarding his own safety, he exhibited exceptional bravery and resolve to rescue many people in a major fire incident. pic.twitter.com/o8bVuM3ZOo

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She mentioned how she wasn’t able to accept the news of his death and the trauma it brought to the family. They weren’t believing it for the first 7-8 hours and still can’t believe it to be true. "For the first 7-8 hours, we could not accept that anything of that sort has happened. To date, I am not coping. Just trying to figure it out thinking maybe it is not true. But now that I have the Kirti Chakra in my hand, I realise it is true. But it’s okay, he is a hero. We can manage a little of our lives because he has managed a lot. He gave up his life and family so that the other three army families could be saved," she added.

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